Temple Israel the BULLETIN May/June 2018 Iyar/Sivan/Tammuz 5778

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Worship Schedule

Holiday Dates Times

SHABBAT Friday May 4 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service Saturday, May 5 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Emor 10:30 am JBaby Shabbat Playgroup (See page 9)

SHABBAT Thursday, May 10 7:30 am Morning Minyan Friday, May 11 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service 7:00 pm Bring your Own Dinner Saturday, May 12 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Behar-Bechukotai

SHABBAT Friday, May 18 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service Saturday, May 19 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Bemidbar 6:15 pm Erev Shavuot (NOTE SPECIAL TIME) Yizkor, Liturgical Choir

Thursday, May 24 7:30 am Morning Minyan SHABBAT Friday, May 25 5:30 pm TOTally Shabbat 6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service Saturday, May 26 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Naso

Friday, June 1 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service SHABBAT Saturday, June 2 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Beha’alotecha 10:30 am JBaby Shabbat Playgroup (See page 9)

SHABBAT Friday, June 8 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service 7:00 pm Bring your Own Dinner Saturday, June 9 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Shelach Bar Mitzvah of Tyler Evans

Thursday, June 14 7:30 am Morning Minyan SHABBAT Friday, June 15 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service Saturday, June 16 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Korach

SHABBAT Friday, June 22 5:30 pm TOTally Shabbat 6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service Saturday, June 23 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Chukat Bar Mitzvah of David Cottin

SHABBAT Thursday, June 28 7:30 am Morning Minyan Friday, June 29 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service Saturday, June 30 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Balak Bat Mitzvah of Sara Bier

SHABBAT Friday, July 6 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service Saturday, July 7 10:15 am Shabbat Service, Parsha Pinchas

2 | TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN - May June 2018 From the Pulpit President’s Message

Shavuot: Yizkor and Unity Spring has finally arrived, a season of rebirth and new beginnings. Shavuot, will be on Satur- day EVENING May 19th. It is Our Board Renovation Vision Proj- ect is progressing well in the for- perhaps, the least observed of mative stages. Under the lead- our 3 ancient pilgrimage festi- ership of Patsy Royer, working vals. When the ancient Temple groups have been set up to look at stood in Jerusalem three times two areas. One area is the Congre- each year, on Sukkot, Pesach and gational Vision. This Vision will be Shavuot the people would make used for both spiritual and phys- a special pilgrimage to offer sacri- ical purposes. Soon members of fices at the Temple. Sukkot was the our congregation will become con- harvest festival. A time to give thanks gregational Ambassadors to dialog with congregants to for the food God had provided. Pesach, our celebration present the evolving Vision and to obtain their feedback. of freedom from Egyptian slavery. Finally, Shavuot, a The second working group will investigate potential fa- celebration of receiving Torah. cility improvements, interfacing with architects who will use the Vision to formulate conceptual plans. These plans will be conceptual only at this time: nothing is cast When the Temple was destroyed in the year 70, and in stone. This iterative approach will allow the greatest we were forced out of the land of Israel, sacrifices were flexibility and feedback as we gradually move forward. no more. We began to develop what we now practice, More to follow over the next months. commonly referred to as Rabbinic Judaism. Our worship of God changed from sacrifice to spoken prayer. We no The Tulipathon to support the Multifaith Housing Initia- longer had priests who acted as intermediaries between tive will take place on May 27 at Commissioners Park the people and God, we established rabbis, teachers to (across from Dow’s Lake Pavilion). Team Temple Israel, teach us our ancient texts and guide our practices. with Board approval, will be soliciting funds in our com- munity and in the greater Ottawa community to support One of the liturgical rituals that our rabbis created this worthwhile project. Thank you to Fran Klodawsky was Yizkor – or the memorial service. These series of for spearheading this effort. I encourage all of you to prayers, said during Yom Kippur as well as on the 3 holi- get involved. days of Sukkot, Pesach and Shavuot, is a way for us to The Adult Education Committee, under Dar Blue, is set- honour and connect to the generations that have come ting up a task force to determine Temple’s responses before us. to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report, spe- cifically with regard to Jewish – indigenous relations at For each of the holidays there are, at least traditionally, Temple Israel and beyond. This will likely also have a both evening and morning services. In our congregation Social Action component. Keep an eye out for more in- we have evolved to holding only the morning service of formation coming soon. Sukkot, Pesach and Shavuot, during which we include the Yizkor or memorial service. Our entire Board has become the Membership Com- mittee. A March 22 brainstorming session, led by Mark After much study and conversation with the Ritual Holzman, identified ways to welcome and involve new Committee, it was decided to try a new model for members and to involve existing members. Ideas were grouped into areas such as Invitation and Outreach, Fa- Shavuot. We will observe Shavuot and include the cilitate Relationships, Facilitate Participation, and Social. Yizkor service in the EVENING – 6:15pm on Saturday Board members will discuss these ideas with their com- May 19th. The music for this service will feature our mittees, who will then identify one or two short term Liturgical Choir. actions and one longer term action to be taken. We look forward to progress reports at subsequent Board meet- The evening will be filled with beautiful music, hearing ings. once again the reading of the 10 Commandments from Torah, the occasion to explore the Book of Ruth and its I just returned from the Scheidt seminar in Atlanta. This powerful story of dedication and commitment to Jewish four day morning to night event for 87 newly elected life, as well as giving us all the opportunity to remember and incoming presidents (including three Canadians) and honour the memories of our family and community was beyond amazing. There were interactive workshops, who are no longer with us. Torah study, panel discussions, worship, and informal networking. Friday night’s Shabbat service held in an outdoor amphitheatre surrounded by nature with a pond After services, everyone is encouraged to continue our with four resident Canada geese as a backdrop and a Shavuot celebration by participating in our joint Tikun song bird singing during Kaddish: no words can describe Leil Shavuot (an evening of learning and exploring) with it. Workshop topics included Start with Why, a Sacred our partners Kehillat Beth Israel and Or Haneshamah. Partnership, Financial Stability Through Philanthropy, Strengthen Your Congregation through Tikkun Olam, (Continued page 4) and How to Think like a Congregation President. (Continued page 4)

May June 2018 - TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN | 3 (From the Pulpit continued) (President’s message continued) Together our congregations will present an evening focused on Jewish healing. We will begin at 9:30pm with a Healing The leadership, devotion, and dedication of URJ Presi- service, and then go into break out learning sessions. This dent Rabbi Rick Jacobs and his amazing team are truly promises to be a wonderful experience. inspiring. We shared ideas, identified problems and issues that Looking forward to seeing you at Temple! many of us face, along with solutions. While there were congregations that ranged from 30 to over 2000 family Shalom, units and congregations from 30 years to over 150 years old, we all deal with similar matters: finances, maintain- Rabbi S. Robert Morais ing / growing membership, staff / volunteer issues, suc- cession planning, buildings. We will use the shared ideas and the assets of the URJ to assist us in these areas and more.

We are not alone as Reform Jews, Reform Congregations, and Congregation Presidents. We are a movement. I could never have anticipated this inspiring, sacred jour- ney to Atlanta.

Ellen and I wish you and yours a Chag Shavuot Sameach.

Stephen Asherman, President Condolences Shabbat Oneg

Temple Shabbat Oneg is a wonderful time to catch up with friends and maybe meet some new ones.

Did you know that you can help sponsor an Oneg?

Some good reasons to sponsor a kiddush lunch or oneg Shabbat: May their memory forever be a blessing. •It’s your birthday, or your friend’s or your pet’s etc. •It’s an anniversary of a special event •In memory of a loved one Condolences are extended to the families of: •To celebrate special event •Because you are a swell person who likes to support Vita Winthrop your favorite synagogue

Esther Dusia Conway, mother of Rosalind Conway Your sponsorship helps to offset the cost of providing the (David McKercher) weekly basics and more.

Kiddush sponsors are thanked in our newsletter unless you choose to remain anonymous.

Morning Minyan Thanks to our past Oneg/Kiddush sponsors Join us SEMI monthly for our Thursday morning and co-sponsors: Minyan Norma Golcher & Daniel Chemla in honour of the We begin at 7:30am and conclude by 8:15 am. yahrzeit of Daniel’s mother Those who wish to leave immediately may do so and start their day with a strong boost of Torah Margo & Frank Rosen in honour of the 50th anniver- sary of Margo’s Bat Mtizvah and prayer. Those who need a caffeine boost, a bagel and a The Winthrop family in memory of Vita Winthrop little conversation, can stick around and ease into the morning Verena & Ben Shapiro in honour of their son, Yonas’ Bar Mitzvah The next minyans will be held: May 10 & 24 Karen & Rob Rishikof in honour of their daughter, June 14 & 28 Sarah’s Bat Mitzvah

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I am always eager to try new things with the kids --- March and April were very busy sometimes while standing on one foot. It is a fun way months for our TIRS families of all for families with children under 6 to come together in a ages and our Temple Israel commu- multi-generational setting (up to 4 generations in one nity. We celebrated Purim, Pesach and family!) for songs, movement and stories for Shabbat Yom Ha’atzmaut. We commemorated followed by a pasta dinner. Some of the young families Yom Hashoa and Yom Hazikaron. Here stay for the Erev Shabbat Service at 6:30 pm. On May are a few of the highlights: 25th, we will welcome two TIRS parents and their Klez • Erev Purim celebrations began band while June 22nd will give us an opportnunity to in the school and continued through a hear classical music. Persian-style dinner and then a joint program with OrH. School-age chil- On June 8th we will have our last class-led Kabbalat dren made gifts for those less fortu- Shabbat service and we’re going out with a bang. Please nate, edible and wearable crafts, cards for Israeli soldiers join us in support of our Grades 1,2 and 9. Bring your and so much more! In addition, we had a little group of dinner and share in community with our TIRS Family. babies and toddlers enjoying the celebration, too! • Our annual Chocolate Seder was very well attended by On June 10th we will celebrate the last day of school with FROSTY and Grades 6-12 students and with a few new outdoor activities and lunch for not just the students. twists from previous years. There are several ideas already in the works that join us • Grades 3 and 4 lead Kabbalat Shabbat services lichvod with a special program at Temple Israel that afternoon. (to honour) Israel’s 70th birthday. They shared with us Are you curious about Curious George? the history leading from the Holocaust to the creation of the State of Israel. Registration forms for the 2018-2019 (5779) school year • Celebrations continued that Sunday with a variety of will be available by May 1st. I will send out an email stations and activities about Israel for Pre-K to Grade 6. when it is ready and post it on the website. Don’t miss Thank you so much to Phil Kretzmar for coming in to out on the early bird discount! teach Israeli dancing! • On Yom Hazikaron, Morah Sigal shared stories that The school calendar is in it’s final stages as well. If you helped the children understand the sacrifice made by have any questions about any grade at TIRS, please Israeli soldiers as well as victims of terror in Israel. don’t hesitate to contact me.

In March, Morah Ranit initiated a new program called Looking forward to having a wonderful close to this year. JBaby, a Shabbat morning play group for families with (I can’t believe it’s just around the corner!) babies and toddlers. After song, music and movement, parents can stay and shmooze with each other while the Sue little ones play or go upstairs to join the service. As JBaby Sue Potechin gains momentum, we will be expanding the program to TIRS Principal include a weekday volunteer adventure at Hillel Lodge. Bring your little ones for music and movement and share a smile that will warm the hearts of the seniors and your babies.

At the end of March, FROSTY (our seniour youth group) hosted the NFTY-Northeast Lakes regional elections and Board meeting. It was a huge success largely due to the efforts of Lisa Rossman (Advisor), Angus Smith (former Advisor), Hana Shusterman (Youth Committee Chair) Maya Ruckenstein (FROSTY President) and David Khaz- zam (FROSTY Programming VP) and all of the volunteers that helped with everything from hosting, baking, driv- ing, cooking, cleaning and more!

This year’s Open House on April 8th was a huge success. We are so fortunate to have continued interest in TIRS in all Grades. Students and their families continue to be happy with our school and are spreading the word. I can confidently say that TIRS is the best supplementary school in this city and I am very proud to be the Principal.

TOTally Shabbat evenings with Rabbi Morais and I have TIRS Grade 7 class show off their yads really picked up momentum in the last few months.

May June 2018 - TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN | 5 Temple Programs Are you curious about Curious George? Join us Sunday June 10 at 1pm for Canadian Premier and an event you won’t want to miss

You may remember Curious George as a sweet little monkey who can’t help but get into trouble and his friend “The Man in the Yellow Hat,” who tries to take care of George and always ends up saving the day. However, did you know that the book series was written and drawn by Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey, a Jewish couple that grew up in early-20th-century Germany? Have you heard the story of how they fled Paris on bikes carrying the Curious George manuscript with them just a few hours before the city fell to the Nazis? A new documentary, Monkey Busi- ness, directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki and narrated by Sam Waterston, tells the full story of the Reys, using anima- tion, photographs and interviews of the people who knew them.

Temple Israel is proud to announce that on Sunday, June 10th at 1pm we will have the honour of hosting the Cana- dian Premier of this amazing film. During the premier of the documentary, there will be programming for children between the ages of 4 – 10 that will include games, crafts, book readings, and videos all about Curious George. There’s a rumour that a character from the book series may even make an appearance!

There is no cost to attend this event – all we ask is that you bring your family, friends and your curiosity about the stories that have been favourites of children and parents alike for over 70 years.

Temple members invited to join task force on response to Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report

You can help strengthen Temple’s commitment to social action, particularly regarding Jewish indigenous rela- tions at Temple and beyond.

Members are encouraged to lend their knowledge, inter- est and energy to Temple’s Adult Education Commit- tee on this topic. Committee members will reflect and consider how best to respond to the Truth and Recon- ciliation Commission, particularly recommendation #49 that calls upon “all religious denominations and faith groups who have not already done so to repudi- ate concepts used to justify European sovereignty over Indigenous lands and peoples, such as the Doctrine of Discover and terra nullius.”

According to the TRC, reconciliation means “estab- lishing mutually respectful relationships” and entails awareness of the past, acknowledgement of the harm inflicted, atonement for the causes and action to change behaviour.

The members of the Adult Education Committee met recently to brainstorm how to proceed on these matters. While they have identified adult education as a focal point for the task force, they want to involve interested and knowledgeable Temple members in the planning and implementation of relevant initiatives and activities.

For more information, please contact Adult Education Chair Dar Blue at [email protected] .

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Jewish Bereavement Support Group Thursdays 10:30 am - 11:30 am May 24 - June 21

WHAT ARE YOU READING?

Welcome to the Bulletin’s first book column initiated by the Books and Bagels Committee. If there is a fiction or non-fiction book of Jewish interest that you would like to recommend, please write a brief Experiencing the death of a loved one is something each description of the book and why you enjoyed it. (200 of us, sooner or later will face. When the time comes, the words or less) Jewish community does its best to answer our needs in Parents, feel free to recommend books your children so many ways. We have incredible rituals that help us have enjoyed and encourage them to enter their own navigate the stages of grief and mourning. The rituals submissions. and practices of Funeral; Shiva, the first 7 days of mourn- Send your recommendations to [email protected] for ing; Shloshim, the first 30 days; then yahrzeit, the yearly publication in the Bulletin. anniversary and Yizkor the special memorial services that happen four times a year at our major festivals. These From Temple member Sheila Baslaw: ritual observances help guide us on a path that helps us express and experience the emotions of grief and mourn- I highly recommend The Librarian of Auschwitz by Anto- ing. nio Iturbe. It is a great book for all in the family over 13 to read and discuss. Our tradition is keenly aware that grief and loss have permanent effects on us. We don’t observe yahrzeit for Based on the true story of Dita Kraus, it chronicles the only a few years after someone dies. It becomes a perma- 14-year old’s daily struggle in Auschwitz, circa1943-44. nent part of our yearly experiences. Recently arrived along with her mother, Dita is attempt- ing to adjust to the constant terror in the camp when However, healing and helpful these rituals are, sometimes she is asked by one of the Jewish leaders to be the camp people need a safe place to talk about their grief and librarian. The library consists of eight tattered books that mourning process. have been smuggled into Auschwitz. At extreme peril to herself, Dita hides and buries these books every night Beginning May 24th we will be holding a Jewish Bereave- and surreptitiously transports them to the classroom. ment Support Group. If you have experienced a loss, either recently or in the past, please join us in sharing your grief. I liked this book because the events rang true and the This 5 week program will be a place where everything is characters and their lives came alive and will stick with safe to talk about in this open-ended support group for me forever. In spite of the unimaginable, heart wrench- the bereaved. You are welcome, please join us. ing circumstances, this is a story of hope and courage. As one character says, “They think we are broken, but There is no charge for this 5-week program, and you can we are not.” join us any time.

For more information about books and bagels or to If you are interested in joining us please contact Cathy in contibute an article please contact Lily Cox at the Temple office at 613-224-1802 ext 5 or by email to [email protected] or call 613-521-6070. [email protected] .

Shalom, Rabbi S. Robert Morais

TIRS celbrates Yom Ha’atzmaut with Phil Kretzmar and Israeli dancing

May June 2018 - TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN | 7 Temple Programs

Coming this July and August! Everything you ever wanted to know about the Talmud, really!

You hear it talked about all the time but you don’t actu- ally know what it is? This is a course for those with little to no knowledge of this seminal Jewish text:

The Talmud: Who, What, Where, When, Why?

Stay tuned for more specific dates and times. For info: contact Dar Blue at [email protected]

B’nai Mitzvah

Saturday June 9, 2018

TYLER EVANS Son of Sharon & Darwin Evans.

In honour of his Bar Mitzvah, Tyler will donate to Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind (CGDB).

Saturday June 23, 2018

DAVID COTTIN Son of Cindy & Chris Cottin.

In honour of his Bar Mitzvah, David will donate to the Ottawa Kosher Food Bank.

Saturday June 30, 2018

SARA BIER Daughter of Paloma Perez and Victor Bier.

In honour of her Bat Mitzvah, Sara will donate to Magen David Adom.

Is your child born in 2007? We are now booking Bar/Bat dates through the end of December 2020.

If the answer is yes, and you have not yet booked a Bar/ Bat Mitzvah date, please contact Heather at [email protected] to request an appli- cation form. Complete information will be provided and requirements noted on the application form.

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May Anniversaries June Anniversaries

Robyn & David Aaron Tanya & Martin Abrams Jenn & Mark Cohen Anne & Howard Alper Glennis & Philip Cohen Gail & Reg Angel Margaret & David Delicate Jackie & Kevin Barwin Kim Corace & Gary Garber Paloma Perez & Victor Bier Lisa Hans & Steven Garten Anne Vespry & Dar Blue Penny Gershon-Giaccone & Roberto Giaccone Janet Dollin & Zave Chad Nancy & Martin Green Heather & Mark Evenchick Hannah & Gerald Halpern Joanne Burgess & Martin Freeman Merle Haltrecht-Matte & Guy Matte Sue & Bernie Gold Mary-Anne & Mark Hammer Rosalind & Stanley Labow Joan Rosenberg-Hartman & Melvin Hartman Bruce Gottfred & Michelle Lajzerowicz Diana & Len Heitin Sherri Katz & Mitchell Leitman Lana Fawcett & Gilad Helman Marci Surkes & Dara Lithwick Rhoda & Stanley Hock Marsha & Allan Maslove Andrea Rosen & Gabe Karlin Janet & Steven Mendelsohn Marie Carmen Berlie & Charles Khazzam Diane & Michael Parkin Brad Meulenkamp & Carly Kirshen Tonya & Gary Pomerantz Angela & Brad Koskie Karen Ginsberg & Ted Ramsay Kaarina Baker & Phil Kretzmar Sherri & Jeff Ramsay Katya Feder & Paul McKeague Bryna & Ilan Rumstein Marcia Saipe & Theodore Miller Sharon Clark & Martin Scheinberg Marian Morrill-Leimovici & Steve Morrill Harriet & Henry Schneider Shaina Lipsey & Morrie Paul Violet & Ben Segal Melanie & Michael Rosenblatt Susan & Mark Silverman Mona Klinger & Michael Takefman Fran Klodawsky & Aron Spector Debra & Gary Viner Milena Gibson Srikant & Suresh Srikant Marilyn & Evan Weiner Lynne Oreck-Wener & Robert Wener Debbie Halton-Weiss & Ronald Weiss Patricia Henry & David Zackon Paul Morisset & Joyce Willmot

Temple celebrates Purim!

May June 2018 - TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN | 9 Farewell from Angus

How do you begin a love “Why are those women trying to sell me to the Temple letter? Israel Religious School?” demanded my daughter Miranda, her eyes narrow with suspicion, after an evening getting At the beginning. worked over by Penny Giaccone and Marie-Carmen Berlie.

“It seems to me,” said Rabbi Garten, But in the end, Penny and Marie-Carmen prevailed. Not surveying me sceptically as I sat in only did Miranda go all the way through TIRS to Confirma- his office for the first time, all those tion, but she stayed on as a teaching assistant and, finally, years ago, “that you’ve been living as President of FROSTY. privately as a Jew for a very long time.” I can’t really remember a time when Temple Israel was not He let that sink in for a while. Then he sighed, obviously part of my life, part of my family’s life, in some elemental wondering what he was getting himself, and me, into. “So. way. Temple Israel embraced us from the very beginning, If you really want to live as a Jew, then you are going to taking communal responsibility for us and for our lives as have to live publically as a Jew. Do you understand the Jews. You invited us to your Seders, and to your break- difference? Whatever you think you are, you can’t bea fasts. You welcomed us into your families and your friends Jew by yourself. Start showing up.” became our friends.

And then he left it up to me. I thought about it, and You were there for our simchas – Miranda’s ostensibly thought about it, until finally, one cold February Shabbos “quiet” and “low key” Thursday morning bat mitzvah morning, I showed up. I came to shul. For me, that took packed in 60 people over and above the usual minyan a lot of guts, not just the first time, but to do it again crowd (fortunately, I had made just that many devilled and again, Shabbos after Shabbos. I think it was a couple eggs!). of months before I stopped getting cramps in my legs because I was so tense. You were there for the hard times too. So many people showed up for an evening Shiva service after Sarah’s But even as I sat there, surreptitiously massaging my mother died that the overflow got packed into the kitchen aching calf muscles and trying to follow the Hebrew, and out onto the back porch. And you have all been unfail- people kept coming over to me. But not, as you might ingly supportive and understanding and even-handed as think, to wish me a perfunctory “Good Shabbos” and then we have all learned to live with our new family configu- ignore me. ration.

No, they asked me impertinent questions. They piled food For me, Temple Israel gave me the space and the support onto my plate. They said, “what’s a Yid doing with a name I needed to be what I have always yearned to be: a self- like Angus?” They critiqued my haircut. They told me I aware Jew, perhaps not observant in the way that we have had paid too much for my suit. And, they complained, come to understand the word, but someone who is both incessantly, to me. They complained about the service. inwardly and outwardly a Jew. And you know that that’s They complained about the oneg. They complained about not just about coming to services on Shabbos, or at the the Rabbi, about the weather, about the wine, they High Holidays. No, I fully became a Jew because Temple complained about each other. Israel, this community, all of you, generously afforded me every opportunity to signify as a Jew. If I missed a Shabbos, people asked me where I’d been. If I showed up for more than three weeks in a row, the Rabbi Garten brought me to the Torah and Torah learning very same people asked me how I could possibly stand and to the comforting peculiarities of Jewish time and the the tedium. Jewish calendar.

In short, everybody was doing what Jews have always Hal Burnham and Shlomo Feldberg z”l, with their vast done and always will, all while dragging me, no questions intellects and their maddening questions, introduced me asked, into the extended, boisterous, loving, dysfunc- to the miracles and wonders of Jewish scholarship. tional family that is Klal Yisrael. Hillel Taub, Ezra Miller, Barbara Okun, Larry Tarof and And when I started to bring my own family along with me, Shaina Lipsey gave me the gift of Jewish liturgy and, the arms of Temple Israel opened just a little bit wider especially, Jewish music, sacred and profane. to embrace them too. “Come,” someone said to Sarah, leading her into a corner the very first time she came to Rabbi Garten, Sheli Braun, Jackie Barwin, Rabbi Klein, Kabbalat Shabbat, “there’s something important I’ve been Sue Potechin, Jenny Tarof, Lisa Rossman and Rabbi Morais meaning to ask you.” all encouraged me to be a teacher and a mentor, knowing full well that in helping others find their Jewish souls I My children were admired and fussed over and passed would learn what it was to be a Jew. I am so proud that I from hand to hand. “Look at those blue eyes,” enthused helped so many people find themselves as Jews, to build Heather Cohen, showing off my furiously blushing son Jewish homes and to make Jewish babies. And an entire Nick, “have you ever seen anything like them in your life?” generation of Temple Israel parents entrusted their (Continued page 11)

10 | TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN - May June 2018 Farewell from Angus (continued) children to me as I schlepped them around northeastern Welcome back to FROSTY’s corner. North America, from Washington to Cleveland and every place in between, all the while having just as much fun as March was a thrilling month for FROSTY as we hosted Spring they did. Boards, a weekend for the NFTY-NEL region. FROSTY hosted 60 teens from Cleveland, Rochester, Buffalo, Toronto, and Montreal Lily Cox, John Cox and Dar Blue all found ways for me to with 8 of them being from Ottawa as they came together to elect the new NFTY-NEL regional board for 2018-2019. This share my learning with others, incidentally transforming weekend was full of excitement and competition. Candidates me into the professional writer that I have always wanted had spent months writing their speeches, and running their to be. They gave me confidence, they encouraged me to campaigns to win the hearts of their peers. find my voice, and they showed me the path towards my next and most meaningful career. To balance the intense weekend, FROSTY led some relaxing, calm and fun programs. RCVP David Khazzam led an innovative Heather Evenchick, Julie Taub, Heather Cohen, Lorne Saturday morning service called “Colour Me in Services” which Rachlis, Elaine Singer z”l and Linda Rossman forced me, put a twist on the trendy adult coloring books and President Maya Ruckenstein led meditation sessions. To end the weekend usually against my better judgement, to involve myself in on a high note, the teens played an hour and half long glow in the inner workings of Temple Israel, because a community the dark dodge-ball game. like ours doesn’t just happen – it has to be nurtured and cared for, like any other living creature. FROSTY’s energy and commitment made hosting the event enjoyable but it was the dedication of the following volunteers There is not a synagogue in this city that I have not and staff that made it a success. davened at. And in my 60-odd years I have happily spent time with every kind of Jew that you can possibly imagine • Patsy Royer for being an amazing food fairy and Angus “Gus” Smith for being a“ jack of all trades”; – Hassids and Haredis, the righteous pillars of Montreal • Esther Rossman, Allan Silburt, Josh Finn, Sandra Thomas, and Toronto Conservative Judaism, Russian cab drivers, Janet Cohen, and Reg Angel for being extra kitchen helpers; Yemenite falafel makers, old-time Bundists and Commu- •Seline Herz-Fischler and Mark Hammer for baking up a storm nists, tattooed, sceptical Israelis, Jew-Boos and New of delicious deserts; Agers, happy Jewish kids from across North America and •David Hartman for the wonderful produce; survivors of just about every terrible thing that has been •Host families – who were mentioned in Hana Shusterman’s done to our people over the past century and beyond. The article; list is endless. But somehow, Temple Israel is the place, •Rabbi Morais and Jewish Federation of Ottawa •Sue Potechin and Hana Shusterman for your support the past the one Jewish place, that I keep coming back to. seven months; •Heather Cohen, Cathy Loves, Steve Elliot and Jen Elliott for And now here I am, getting ready to leave Ottawa. And being the best staff a person could ever hope to work with when I think about leaving Temple Israel and everything that you are to me, my heart aches, truly and deeply and Feel like you missed out? Don’t worry since Spring Camp is inconsolably. happening in May. Hope you can join us then!

“Nu, bis meshugge?” You may well ask. You may well ask. Lisa Rossman FROSTY Advisor Perhaps I am, just a little, but life changes in wonderful ways and suddenly we find ourselves riding off in entirely unexpected directions.

But here’s the thing. I am leaving a little piece of my phys- ical self here. Both my parents’ yizkor plaques will stay up on the memorial wall of Temple Israel for as long as there is a Temple Israel.

So. If I want to give my Mom and my Dad a kiss, the way I do every Shabbos, I’ll just have to come back to Temple Israel, won’t I?

How do you end a love letter? From March 23-25 FROSTY hosted 60 teens from across the NFTY- You don’t. It just goes on and on. NEL region for Spring Boards. Without these amazing host fami- lies the weekend would not have been possible! A huge thank you to the following families: Angel, Hammer, Kaan, Khazzam, Kropp-Lazar, McKeague, McKean, Potechin, Rosenberg, Silburt FROSTY & Viner. On a personal note, we hosted for the first time as goes to well, and it was an amazing full-circle moment to watch Morgan a hockey experience her first event as a NFTY participant! This is just a game! small sliver of what went into making this an unforgettable and successful weekend...stay tuned for more details from FROSTY!

Hana Shusterman, Youth Committee Chair

May June 2018 - TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN | 11 TIOF Temple Israel Ottawa Foundation In Our Hands, Our Future Mark Klyman President • Annette Paquin

To support one of these funds with a donation, call Bobbi Soderstrom 613 230-5865 or email [email protected]

Endowment Funds: Abbey; Remy & Alain Albagli; Anne and Howard Alper; Bercovitch; Gale Blank; B’nai Mitzvah Fund; Bradbury/ Klyman; Evelyne Dreyfus; Shlomo Feldberg Memorial; Finkelstein/Scales; Hugo & Gretl Keren Fischer; Freeman/Burgess Family; Joseph Ginsberg; Brian and Susan Gold; Halpern; Halton/Weiss; Haltrecht-Matte; Holzman; Lepine/Lyons; Levitan;Maddams/ Weiner; Maslove; Miller/Saipe; Salamon/Moon; Shentow; Singer; Sokoloff/Sabourin; Spergel; Spunt/Mendel; Steingarten; Taub; Friends of Temple Israel; Friends of T.I.(O).F.; Anne-Laure Levain Viner Memorial; Gary & Debra Viner; Family:Wall; Walsh/Rosenk- rantz .

ANNE AND HOWARD ALPER ENDOWMENT FUND SINGER ENDOWMENT FUND In Honour of Margo Rosen Reading Torah for 50th In Honour of Margo Rosen Reading Torah for 50th anniversary of her Bat Mitzvah Anniversary of her Bat Mitzvah Anne & Howard Alper Cary & Joel Greenberg Lisa Rosen, Kivi Shapiro, Levi & Lila Congratulations on Birth of Micah Spector Clark Gail Krochmalnek & David Nozick Anne & Howard Alper Rhoda & Bert Blevis Heather & Gary Cohen SHLOMO FELDBERG MEMORIAL FUND Sandra Thomas Memory of Shlomo Feldberg Marvin & Phyllis Silverman Bob Moon & Miriam Salamon Lily & John Cox Bobbi Soderstrom FINKELSTEIN/SCALES ENDOWMENT Lisa Rosenkrantz & Michael Walsh With Gratitute to Harvey Finkelstein Shayla Mindell Tonya Pomerantz Miriam Salamon & Bob Moon Margaret & David Delicate HALPERN ENDOWMENT FUND Gary & Tonya Pomerantz Mazel Tov on Margo Rosen’s 50th Anniversary of Mark Silverman Bat Mitzvah Sol and Anne Shmelzer Hannah & Gerald Halpern In appreciation to everyone who made my 50th SALAMON/MOON ENDOWMENT FUND anniversary Sabbath so special In Appreciation of Patsy Royer Margo Rosen Bob Moon & Miriam Salamon GARY AND DEBRA VINER ENDOWMENT FUND Yahrzeit of Harley Moon Congratulations on Birth of Grandson Bob Moon & Miriam Salamon Micah & Jessica Garten

In Honour of 50th Anniversary of Bat Mitzvah of Margo Rosen Debra & Gary Viner

WALSH/ROSENKRANTZ FUND Celebrating a milestone, simcha or Mazel Tov on the Bar Mitzvah of Yonas Shapiro a special event? Lisa Rosenkrantz

If you would like to make a donation in honour of this occasion, please see our website, contact our volunteers (see TIOF this page or Temple information next page) or the office and we will make it easy for you! Put your business card size ad in the Temple Israel Bulletin, only $180 for six issues. Please contact the office at 613-224-1802 for informa- tion.

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Temple donation cards are a lovely way to wish someone CAMP GEORGE FUND mazel tov, celebrate a birth, extend condolences, and for In memory of Pearl Kurtzer any and all occasions. Sharon & David Michaelson

Please choose from one of various funds LIBRARY FUND for Temple Israel; In memory of Pearl Kurtzer Sandy & Al Bennett Bernard Pearl Landscaping Capital In honour of Margo Rosen on the 50th anniversary CCRJ Camp George of her Bat Mitzvah Library Bryna & Ilan Rumstein Joseph Ginsberg Educational Liturgical Resource Library In honour of Karen Ginsberg on her special Outreach birthday Pentateuch Prayerbook Barbara & Allan Weiss Piano Rabbi’s Discretionary In honour of Margo Rosen on the 50th anniversary Rabbi Steven Garten Fund for Jewish Living and of her Bat Mitzvah Education Syd & Estelle Backman Dr. Imre Rosenberg Memorial Social Action ONEG FUND Potechin Accessibility Fund Patrick Mitonga Sylvia Goldblatt Leadership Youth Development Temple Israel PENTATEUCH PRAYERBOOK Youth Scholarship In memory of Renie Grossie Shirley Grosser Please note: donations are $18 minimum. Tax receipts are given. RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND In appreciation of Rabbi Morais A package of 10 cards/envelopes may also be purcha- Scott Huntley sed for you to send yourself. Please contact the office to The Winthrop Family arrange, cost ist $175 for the package. A tax receipt is given for this donation. If you provide card details to the In memory of Esther Conway office, the information will be included in our bulletin. Don Segall Robyn & David Aaron You can also call or email Sandy Bennett (sb@temp- leisraelottawa.ca 613-270-9567) or Diane Parkin (dp@ RABBI STEVEN GARTEN FUND FOR JEWISH LIVING templeisraelottawa.ca or 613-729-9163) and they will AND EDUCATION send out a card on your behalf. In honour of Margo Rosen on the 50th anniversary of her Bat Mitzvah Natalie Rosen A Leaf has been donated on the Past President’s Tree of Life In memory of Esther Dusia Conway Bobbi & Rick Soderstrom In Honour of Angus Smith by FROSTY SOCIAL ACTION FUND In honour of Fran Klodawsky & Aron Spector on the In honour of the b’nai mitzvah from birth of their grandson Micah Spector Clark their parents Sandy & Al Bennett TEMPLE ISRAEL FUND In memory of Vita Winthrop SIDDURIM DONATIONS Ruth Calof & David Moskovic

In observance of the yahrzeit of In observance of the yahrzeit of Homero Alvarado Leonna Merson Heidi Garcia & Mario Rodriguez Jim Merson In honour of Margo Rosen on the 50th anniversary In observance of the yahrzeit of of her Bat Mitzvah Edward Israel Merson Steve & Doris Rauch Jim Merson Robin Chernick & Norm Leckie Arnold & Jeanette Finkelstein Jacqueline Holzman

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Yahrzeit: Remembering on the Anniversary of a Death

Lighting candles and saying Kaddish each year in memory of a loved one. Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning anniversary of a death. It is the yearly anniversary of a loved one’s death. Jews observe yahrzeit at home by lighting a special long-burning candle in mem- ory of the deceased and at Temple yahrzeit is observed by reciting the Mourner’s Kaddish at services. The names of those observing yahrzeit during the preceeding week are read at our services on Friday nights and Saturdays.

In addition to lighting yahrzeit candle many individuals chose to make a donation to mark the observance of a yahrzeit. If you would like to make a donation to Temple or sponsor a Kiddush in observance of a loved one, please contact the office. Lily Brauer May 4-5 Byrtha Leckie Leah Finkelstein Irving Chodos Emor Sam Levinsky Gittle Ginsburg Sophie Corber Abraham Brandes Kochava Lupo Nancy Hoadley Mary Dudar Rebecca Brownstein Johnny Pagurek Edna Kett Abraham Gencher Cesare Giaccone Lorne Rhamey Gracie Khazzam Jennie Goldenblatt Hymie Ginsberg Nathan Segall Ben Malkin Karen Isaacson Teddy Goldstein Edith Shabsove Issy Morris Sydney Lipsey Rachel Cohen Halpern Albert Silverman Norman “Babe” Oreck Mima Lowenbach Hannah Jiji Sid Sourani Edward Polowin Yetta Segal Peter Liebel Phyllis Sternthal Rose Rosen Elaine Singer Edward Israel Merson Minnie Waldman Esther Mirksy Jean Zackon Bertha Palmer June 15 - 16 July 6 - 7 Rose Shandler Polowin Korach Pinchas Connie Reisman May 25 - 26 Lydia Pinkus Azimov; Stanley Barkun Lillian Saslove Naso Alec Bloom Morton Baslaw Morty Schrier Ernie Bennett Hyman Borshy Joel Brandes Joan Soble Rita Cohen Ruth Corbisiero Helen Demuth Lillian Vinokur Marcelle Corin Jean Dover Berel Esrock Moe Gold Anne Ray Gerson Jack Feldman Stanley Hollenberg Frances Hashmall Felicia Karlin Irving Kamins Philip Hauptman Anna Kaufman May 11 - 12 Lena Kaminsky Edith Kerdman Robert Levenstein Behar-Bechukotai Michael Kraschewski Mina Max Claire Mandel Mark Leslie Abramson Sydney Lithwick Sue Miller Jack Mendelsohn Georgette Albert Alex Nyul Mark Lewis Nozick Kenneth Ritt Pearl Altman Margaret Rhamey William Parkin Benjamin Schneider Louis Fine Moshe Rosenzweig Sam Schwartz Joseph Schwartz Helen Fisher Belle Sadowski Laura Spergel Bessie Shapiro Gerald Ginsberg Alfred Scales Esther Stein Robert Farries Tarof Harvey Grossman Harold Shaffer Rose Tomkins Zvi Taub Samuel R. Hock Rose Spector Evan Weiner Simona Holtzman Leah Starkman Ernst Kummermann Ilona Szucs June 22 - 23 Frank Labovitch Erika Waldmann Volker Chukat Arthur Levine Hannah Chaya Angel Donald C. Montgomery Lisa Beame Rosalie Goodman Namer June 1 - 2 Alec Bloom Wolf Rumstein Beha’alotecha Imre Gams Rose Schatz Stefan Behrendt Gizella Gams Esther Libby Silberman Pamela Behrendt Martin Ginsburg Simon Skoll James Buchanan Albert Goorman Charles Steiner Rebecca Cohen Queenie Davis Gordon Leonard Van Straten Thea Ginsburg Rona Hollenberg Levenstein Stan Winthrop Irene Kleinglass Joyce Loeb Yahrzeit Plaques William Leibach Ilona Lubeck Archie Levitan Isaac Mendel Memorialize your loved ones May 18 - 19 Joseph Levy Rezso Pollak with a purchase of a Yahrzeit Bemidbar Jean Montgomery Burton Ramsay Plaque. Gordon Allen Jonathan Penner David Rotstein J. Arnold Burgess Ben Pomerantz Claudine Esther Shiller New plaques are installed Emile Chemla Roy Prud’homme Josh Silburt annually at our 7th day of Irving Cohen Imre Rosenberg Passover service. Joseph Dover Betty Schwartz Sadie Finkelberg David Walsh June 29 - 30 Chaja Fried Balak Donation is $400 (tax receipt Mojse Yehuda Fried Rose Ann Angel is issued for this amount). Irving Gencher June 8 - 9 Yaakov Angel Ann Gluzman Shelach Regina Ann Angel Contact the office for more Harnat Holtzman Ivan Berkowitz Pinchas Angel information or to order. Eleanor Ann Klinger Emily Florence Blair Sara Bornfriend Fanny Lebofsky Cecil Feldman

14 | TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN - May June 2018 Calendar May 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat

16 Iyar 17 Iyar 18 Iyar 19 Iyar 20 Iyar 1 2 3 4 5 Torah Study Kabbalat Shabbat Shabbat Services Talmud Class TIRS JBABY

21 Iyar 22 Iyar 23 Iyar 24 Iyar 25 Iyar 26 Iyar 27 Iyar 6 9 8 9 10 11 12

Kabbalat Shabbat Torah Study TIRS Talmud Class Shabbat Services TIRS TIRS Morning Minyan Bring your Own Dinner

28 Iyar 29 Iyar 1 Sivan 2 Sivan 3 Sivan 4 Sivan Sivan 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 5

TIRS BOARD MEETING Torah Study TIRS Talmud Class Kabbalat Shabbat Shabbat Services TIRS

20 6 Sivan 21 7 Sivan 22 8 Sivan 23 9 Sivan 24 10 Sivan 25 11 Sivan 26 12 Sivan

Talmud Class Torah Study NO SCHOOL Morning Minyan TOTally Shabbat Shabbat Services NO SCHOOL TIRS Klezmer Shabbat

27 13 Sivan 28 14 Sivan 29 15 Sivan 30 16 Sivan 31 17 Sivan

Talmud Class TIRS TIRS TIRS

OUR VISION STATEMENT

Temple Israel is a vibrant and inclusive Jewish community that welcomes all who seek spiritual connection through the sacred values of Torah, prayer, learning, music, Gemilut Chasadim (acts of loving kindness), Tzedakah (Charity) and Tikkun Olam (healing the world).

As an active member of the Union for Reform Judaism, Temple is linked to the Reform movement in North America, Israel and around the world.

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1 18 Sivan 2 19 Sivan

Kabbalat Shabbat Torah Study

Shabbat Services

JBABY

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3 20 Sivan 4 21 Sivan 5 22 Sivan 6 23 Sivan 7 24 Sivan 8 25 Sivan 9 26 Sivan 19 Adar Kabbalat Shabbat Torah Study Talmud Class LAST SUNDAY TIRS LAST MONDAY Bring your Own Dinner Shabbat Services TIRS LAST WEDNESDAY BAR MITZVAH TIRS TYLER EVANS

10 27 Sivan 11 28 Sivan 12 29 Sivan 13 30 Sivan 14 1 Tammuz 15 2 Tammuz 16 3 Tammuz

Talmud Class NO SCHOOL Morning Minyan Kabbalat Shabbat Torah Study TIRS PICNIC NO SCHOOL Shabbat Services MONKEY BUSINESS See page 6

17 4 Tammuz 18 5 Tammuz 19 6 Tammuz 20 7 Tammuz 21 8 Tammuz 22 9 Tammuz 23 10 Tammuz

Talmud Class BOARD MEETING TOTally Shabbat Torah Study

Shabbat Services BAR MITZVAH DAVID COTTIN

24 11 Tammuz 25 12 Tammuz 26 13 Tammuz 27 14 Tammuz 28 15 Tammuz 29 16 Tammuz 30 17 Tammuz

Torah Study Talmud Class Morning Minyan Kabbalat Shabbat Shabbat Services

BAT MITZVAH SARA BIER

Contact us: Temple Israel - 1301 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, Ont K2C 1N2 Tel: 613-224-1802 Fax: 613-224-0707 Website: www.templeisraelottawa.ca Senior Rabbi: S. Robert Morais Administration Officer: Cathy Loves [email protected] [email protected]

Rabbi Emeritus: Steven H. Garten TIRS Principal : Sue Potechin [email protected] [email protected]

Executive Director: Heather Parker Cohen Caretaker: Steve Elliott [email protected]

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